- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"topic": "Acquisition price", "conflict": "Official press (TechCrunch, Skift, PhocusWire) say terms undisclosed; Crunchbase lists $58M.", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2016/09/13/concur-buys-hipmunk-to-add-search-to-its-travel-and-expense-management-platform/", "https://skift.com/2016/09/13/concur-to-buy-hipmunk/", "https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/hipmunk"]}, {"topic": "Early funding characterization", "conflict": "Skift (2016) incorrectly described a '$15 million seed round' with Ashton Kutcher; primary sources show ~$1M angel (Oct 2010) with Kutcher and a separate $15M Series B (Jun 2012).", "source_urls": ["https://skift.com/2016/09/13/concur-to-buy-hipmunk/", "https://techcrunch.com/2010/10/05/hipmunk-closes-hyper-competitive-angel-round-sans-the-usual-suspects/", "https://techcrunch.com/2012/06/12/hipmunk-series-b/"]}, {"topic": "YC investment amount", "conflict": "TechCrunch reported ~$15,000 from YC; CEO told CNN the $15,000 figure was incorrect.", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2010/08/17/reddit-cofounder-dips-back-into-y-combinator-with-travel-startup-hipmunk/", "https://web.archive.org/web/20170425233746/money.cnn.com/2010/08/19/technology/hipmunk/index.htm"]}, {"topic": "Employee count", "conflict": "Phocuswright (2015) cites 70+ employees; YC page lists 51; Skift cites ~50+ at acquisition.", "source_urls": ["https://www.phocuswrightconference.com/Whos-Coming/Speakers/2015/Adam-Goldstein", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/hipmunk", "https://skift.com/2016/09/13/concur-to-buy-hipmunk/"]}, {"topic": "Total funding at April 2016 round", "conflict": "PhocusWire reported total funding 'just short of $47 million' after April 2016 raise; later/acquirer coverage cites ~$55M lifetime total.", "source_urls": ["https://www.phocuswire.com/Hipmunk-gets-another-$6-million-in-capital", "https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/hipmunk"]}, {"topic": "July 2014 SEC round investors", "gap": "Gaebler SEC Form D records ~$9.02M on 2014-07-24 but does not name participating investors.", "source_urls": ["https://www.gaebler.com/VC-Funding-45BE47D9-B6FF-49F2-8361-98B649874D68-Hipmunk-07-24-2014"]}, {"topic": "Founder buyback offer", "gap": "Goldstein and Huffman made a buyback offer rejected by SAP Concur; offer amount not disclosed.", "source_urls": ["https://skift.com/2020/01/14/hipmunk-co-founders-spurned-by-sap-concur-in-attempt-to-buy-back-the-company/", "https://techcrunch.com/2020/01/14/four-years-after-being-acquired-hipmunk-is-shutting-down/"]}, {"topic": "Adam Goldstein CEO departure date", "conflict": "Wikipedia cites December 2018; MarketScreener lists CEO end 2018-12-01; Skift (Jan 2020) says he left 'around a year ago'.", "source_urls": ["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Goldstein_(author)", "https://in.marketscreener.com/insider/ADAM-JULIAN-GOLDSTEIN-A12VMI/", "https://skift.com/2020/01/14/hipmunk-co-founders-spurned-by-sap-concur-in-attempt-to-buy-back-the-company/"]}, {"topic": "Revenue", "gap": "LinkedIn lists ~$5M annual revenue but primary contemporaneous press did not independently verify revenue figures.", "source_urls": ["https://www.linkedin.com/company/hipmunk"]}, {"topic": "Exact public launch day", "gap": "Sources agree August 2010 launch but do not consistently specify a single calendar date.", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2010/08/17/reddit-cofounder-dips-back-into-y-combinator-with-travel-startup-hipmunk/", "https://web.archive.org/web/20170425233746/money.cnn.com/2010/08/19/technology/hipmunk/index.htm"]}]]
- source urls
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